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Date: April 18, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby softball downs Maine-Farmington, 4-1

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Annette Caswell (Bucksport/Bucksport, Maine) earned the victory and had an RBI single as the Colby College softball team took a 4-1 victory over University of Maine-Farmington at Crafts Field on Friday.

The Mules (7-8) scored all four of their runs by batting around in the third inning. Lauren Olmsted (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.), who earned the save by pitching the final two innings, Michaelyn Bortolotti (Hanover/Hanover, Mass.) and Caswell all had RBI singles in the inning. Olmsted and Bortolotti each had two hits.

Emily Allen (Loomis Chaffee/Suffield, Conn.) singled, stole second and scored to start the third inning off for the Mules. Wendy Bonner (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.), who went 2-for-3, Kate Hurd (Greely/Cumberland, Maine) and Olmsted also had runs.

Richelle Dube (Lewiston, Maine) had a hit and two stolen bases for UMF (4-8).

Colby will play host to St. Joseph's in a doubleheader Saturday starting at noon.

Colby 4, Maine-Farmington 1

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Jessica Wenckus (L), Lauren Stacey (4), Melissa LeMar (6) and Liz Seubert. Annette Caswell (W, 1-2), Lauren Olmsted (6) and Sarah Belden, Elizabeth Riley (6).